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Karuppatti - Palm Jaggery (Pana Vellam) - Buy Online

Karuppatti - Karupatti, Palm Jaggery (Pana Vellam) - Buy Online

കരുപെട്ടി പനം ചക്കര

Palm jaggery കരുപെട്ടി is darker and richer in colour. It can be used as an excellent substitute for white sugar. When compared to sugar, palm jaggery is an excellent nutritional sweetener.Palm Jaggery also known as Karupatti is a healthy traditional product made from palm juice (Pathani) without using any chemicals.

In Kerala, it is called by the name കരുപെട്ടി ‘Karuppatti‘. Apart from its sweet taste all the essential nutrients of sugar get flushed out during processing. On the other hand, the preparation of jaggery involves no chemicals or artificial ingredients. Since it is prepared from the extracts of palm trees, palm jaggery has minerals and vitamins in abundance.

Making of Palm Jaggery?പനം വെല്ലം

In the initial stage, the sap from palm trees is collected in slacked lime treated earthen pots by tappers. The sap is then cleared of unwanted materials by the process of sedimentation and filtration. It is then boiled in a galvanized iron pan. A white scum is skimmed off from the surface of the boiling sap. Some crushed castor beans are added to allay frothing. After 5 min, the pan is taken off from the furnace and allowed for settling of lime. Cleared brown syrup is again poured into the boiling pan. The syrup is then cooled into desired shapes of palm jaggery. It has an intense, earthy taste or reminiscent of chocolates in its taste.